Improvement in fences



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aan am ,WILLIAM 5P. WRIGHT, or WINAMAC, INDIANA.

y Leam- Pamt No. 103,270, dated May I7, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN r'zenrcrzs.V

To all whom 'it may concern: I v

. I `Be it known lthat I, WILLIAM 1. WRIGHT, of Win- I amac, inthe count-y of Pulaski, and in the State of` I Indiana, haveinventedwcertmnnew and useful Improvoments Iin. Fences; and'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference beiughad tothe accompanyingdrawings and to -the letters of referencev marked thereonfmaking a part of this speciiioation.'I The `nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a fenccf.which will combinesimplicity, strength, and durability.

. Inorder to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and vuse the saine, I1

will now proceedV to describe its construction and op,-

eration, referring to the annexed drawings, in whioh+' Figure l is aperspectiveview of m'yft'ence, and Figure 2 is a section ofthe ground-sill;[showing the niann'er of fastening the inclined braces,` I

A Arepresent the ground sills, of" Aany suitable length and width. y i f l IEach of these groundsills is provided with two iuclinedbraces, B B, in the middle of Ieach panel. Two cross-braces, G C, extend from one inclined brace .to the other, one-being Ynotched on the bottom, and

the' other on the top edge, forming a double brace.

I The inclined braces -B B are fastened to the ground sill by their lower ends being insertedin the mortises on the sill and` a notch made-in thebrace, when a piece,`D,.is nailed across the end of the sill in the notch, asseen in fig. 2, making it fast.` The sill may bc staked at each end, to `make thc fence more secure.

The panels `of the fence' are made of horizontal boards, EE, connectedat their ends` by vertical bars l G G, and supported `in the middle by theI sill A and `inoiinedlnjaces BB, two of the horizontal boards itting inthe notched"cross-braces (J C.

4lifted -out I I `'.'llge Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part ofrthe same II I I i The horizontal boards E-E are also secured co-an upright post,l H, placed-in the center. of' the, sill A.

At onegend of the panel is a similar post, I, `attaohed to it, forming a groove, as ity were, between Ait and thevertical'bar G, at that end ofthepanel, while a similar groove is formed atf'the other en'd of the panel by another vertical bar G'. -v lThe posts AH and I have tenons -on V ends,ron which are placed' the 'top rails J 4J, c oupliug one' panel to the other `said rails beingspliced on the post inthe middle vof each panel, making the fence also higher andstrong'eix I In the grooves' above mentioned, at thevends of' the panels, are. insertedconnecting slats K K, as seen iu fitr? 1.

"It will b e seen that each panel gives at the connection, incase the ground should benneven. IThis fence can be moved with little trouble; any panel will answer for bars or gate. By lifting oli' the top rail, and

shoving back the connecting-slats, the panel can be without interrupting the balance of the;` Vfence. I

Having: thus fully described my invention,

,Whatl claim` as new, and desire to secure by Let-- trsIPatent, ise. I

The arrangement of the sill A, inclined braces B B, crossvbraces C G,.and pieces'D D, in combination with the fence-panel -E G, posts H I, rail J, and con i ncct-ingslats K K, all substantially as and for the pur-v poses herein set forth."

In testimony that I claim the foregoing-I have hereunto set my hand andiseal, this 2d day of March, 1870. WILLIAM P. WRIGHT. [L. s]

Witnesses Moses A. Dinars, F. M. HARRIS.

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